Oswego, NY -- Oswego County legislators will vote on a local law at Thursday's legislature meeting that will set the salaries for the county sheriff, treasurer and clerk.

The legislature meeting is at 2 p.m. in the legislative chambers in the county office building in Oswego.

Legislature chair Barry Leemann, R-Amboy, said if the resolution is adopted, the sheriff will receive $81,284 for this year while the clerk and treasurer will receive $73,995 for this year. This is a 4 percent raise for the sheriff and 3 percent raises for the clerk and treasurer.

If passed, the measure will cover two years, so the sheriff also will receive a 4 percent raise and the clerk and treasurer also will receive 3 percent raises in 2011.

The sheriff and clerk positions are up for election this November.

The county Legislature also will vote to establish a Child Protection Advisory Council and will name 16 people to the group. Establishing the council was part of the plan to strengthen the county’s child protection services after the murder of Erin Maxwell, 11, of Palermo in August 2008.

The legislature last year approved a plan which included forming a panel expanding the department’s relationships with community leaders, educators and others involved with children.

Leemann said the council will make recommendations to the county Department of Social Services. The council will work as a link with other child welfare organizations, provide reports to the legislature, do outreach to educate the community on child issues and ensure that the county’s Child and Family Services unit is doing all it can for the county’s children.

Those being named to the council are:

Sandy Creek Superintendent Stewart Amell

Pulaski Superintendent Marshall Marshall

Fulton schools director of support services Geri Geitner

Cleveland Elementary Principal Michael Eiffe

Oswego Health chief executive officer Ann Gilpin

Fulton Police Chief Orlo Green III

Oswego County Opportunities executive director Diane Cooper-Currier

State University College at Oswego professor Jodi W. Mullen

United Way executive director Melanie Trexler

Foster parent Melissa Parkhurst

Fulton lawyer Mary Felasco

Dr. Dennis Mullaney

The Rev. John Canorro

Former Oswego Health CEO Corte Spencer

Interim director of Child Advocacy Center Stacey Austin

Jeff Grimshaw of Oswego State Business and Community Relations.

A Cornell University study done last year found the county’s child protection caseworkers handle an average of 139 cases per year — nearly double the national and state standard of 72 cases.

Also Thursday, the Legislature will vote on resolutions opposing the closure of Fort Ontario, the closure of the swimming beach at Selkirk Shores State Park and opposing a proposal by the New York Power Authority to place wind turbines off the shore of Lake Ontario.